Average Rent in Texas (2026) — HUD Fair Market Rents

HUD data · effective Oct 1, 2025 Texas landlord-tenant laws →

The average two-bedroom rent in Texas is $1,520 per month by HUD's FY 2026 Fair Market Rent data (population-weighted); two-bedroom FMRs range from $973 to $1,931 across 215 rent areas.

Fair Market Rent is HUD's annual estimate of what a modest rental costs in each local market — the 40th percentile of gross rents (rent plus tenant-paid utilities) for recent movers, published for studio through four-bedroom units and used to set Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher payment standards. FMRs are a federal benchmark, not an asking-rent average: use them to sanity-check your pricing (statewide, Texas's typical two-bedroom FMR moved +1.1% versus FY 2025).

All 215 Texas FMR areas

Sorted by two-bedroom rent, highest first. 47 metro areas; the rest are non-metro county areas. "vs FY 2025" is the two-bedroom change from last year's FMR for the same area.

Area Studio1 BR2 BR3 BR4 BR 2 BR vs FY 2025
Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro
7 counties Collin County · Dallas County · Denton County · Ellis County · Hunt County · Kaufman County · Rockwall County
$1,582$1,648$1,931$2,431$3,091 +2.5%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA Metro
5 counties Bastrop County · Caldwell County · Hays County · Travis County · Williamson County
$1,474$1,562$1,852$2,347$2,760 -5.0%
Midland, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,424$1,449$1,780$2,286$2,667 -4.7%
Martin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,422$1,441$1,772$2,215$2,722 -5.1%
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro
3 counties Johnson County · Parker County · Tarrant County
$1,427$1,473$1,723$2,273$2,815 +1.1%
Kendall County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,301$1,311$1,650$2,176$2,185 -4.5%
Odessa, TX MSA Metro $1,245$1,269$1,595$1,912$2,213 -4.4%
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro
7 counties Chambers County · Fort Bend County · Galveston County · Harris County · Liberty County · Montgomery County · Waller County
$1,280$1,323$1,573$2,116$2,639 +2.9%
Victoria, TX MSA Metro
2 counties Goliad County · Victoria County
$1,146$1,153$1,442$1,729$1,909 +3.6%
Gillespie County, TX Non-metro $1,089$1,096$1,438$1,806$2,116 +12.9%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro
5 counties Bandera County · Bexar County · Comal County · Guadalupe County · Wilson County
$1,077$1,177$1,426$1,830$2,132 -5.0%
Andrews County, TX Non-metro $1,108$1,300$1,425$1,709$2,097 +2.8%
Hood County, TX Non-metro $1,098$1,237$1,412$1,693$2,196 +5.8%
Aransas County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,059$1,072$1,407$1,910$2,116
Corpus Christi, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro
2 counties Nueces County · San Patricio County
$1,031$1,117$1,366$1,796$2,054 -1.7%
Brazoria County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,080$1,240$1,359$1,839$2,280 +7.9%
Sherman-Denison, TX MSA Metro $1,088$1,089$1,351$1,879$2,157 +0.7%
San Angelo, TX MSA Metro
2 counties Irion County · Tom Green County
$923$1,049$1,339$1,821$2,043 +6.4%
Tyler, TX MSA Metro $984$1,089$1,338$1,793$1,981 +0.4%
Washington County, TX Non-metro $991$998$1,309$1,692$1,733 +11.2%
Abilene, TX MSA Metro
3 counties Callahan County · Jones County · Taylor County
$1,010$1,020$1,276$1,653$1,987 +5.7%
Karnes County, TX Non-metro $876$968$1,270$1,523$1,869 +12.5%
Cooke County, TX Non-metro $955$961$1,261$1,552$1,719 +7.4%
Harrison County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $869$960$1,260$1,511$1,668 +5.4%
Burnet County, TX Non-metro $969$997$1,247$1,645$1,651 +10.9%
Waco, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $850$996$1,240$1,599$1,644 -9.9%
Kleberg County, TX Non-metro $914$953$1,238$1,484$1,822 +5.0%
Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro
2 counties Bell County · Coryell County
$983$990$1,233$1,711$2,068 +5.2%
Ward County, TX Non-metro $945$963$1,215$1,576$1,788 +14.2%
Walker County, TX Non-metro $857$1,097$1,210$1,602$1,780 +8.3%
Wise County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $912$918$1,205$1,676$2,021 +0.8%
Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro
2 counties Gregg County · Upshur County
$1,007$1,013$1,199$1,606$1,694 +0.5%
Medina County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $905$912$1,196$1,578$1,584 +0.4%
El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $821$1,013$1,191$1,633$1,998 -0.1%
College Station-Bryan, TX MSA Metro
3 counties Brazos County · Burleson County · Robertson County
$1,025$1,082$1,186$1,649$1,928 -1.7%
Yoakum County, TX Non-metro $922$1,082$1,186$1,422$1,745 +7.9%
Bee County, TX Non-metro $897$903$1,185$1,467$1,569 +6.4%
Erath County, TX Non-metro $893$899$1,179$1,640$1,913 +11.1%
Lubbock, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro
2 counties Crosby County · Lubbock County
$818$990$1,175$1,634$1,940 -1.4%
Rusk County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $890$895$1,175$1,451$1,606 +6.6%
Howard County, TX Non-metro $918$924$1,173$1,406$1,726 +4.1%
Matagorda County, TX Non-metro $912$960$1,173$1,498$1,911 +6.6%
Dallam County, TX Non-metro $910$1,067$1,170$1,558$1,721 +20.9%
Blanco County, TX Non-metro $884$889$1,167$1,623$1,717 +4.2%
Laredo, TX MSA Metro $956$962$1,161$1,499$1,551 -1.0%
Concho County, TX Non-metro $896$922$1,153$1,500$1,696 +5.6%
San Jacinto County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $935$1,048$1,149$1,536$1,928
Colorado County, TX Non-metro $892$917$1,147$1,375$1,688 +13.6%
DeWitt County, TX Non-metro $887$912$1,141$1,368$1,679 +8.5%
Lee County, TX Non-metro $887$912$1,141$1,430$1,540 +1.3%
Wichita Falls, TX MSA Metro
3 counties Archer County · Clay County · Wichita County
$831$925$1,136$1,553$1,759 +3.1%
Sterling County, TX Non-metro $789$899$1,133$1,519$1,871
Hartley County, TX Non-metro $878$902$1,129$1,489$1,495 +3.0%
Uvalde County, TX Non-metro $850$856$1,123$1,488$1,751 +4.0%
Polk County, TX Non-metro $849$855$1,122$1,345$1,651 +14.1%
Kerr County, TX Non-metro $869$965$1,118$1,475$1,523 +2.1%
Anderson County, TX Non-metro $895$901$1,117$1,339$1,686 +8.1%
Hopkins County, TX Non-metro $910$952$1,115$1,471$1,476 +8.7%
Hansford County, TX Non-metro $843$848$1,113$1,379$1,474 +12.7%
Scurry County, TX Non-metro $862$1,012$1,109$1,528$1,588 +15.0%
Van Zandt County, TX Non-metro $839$844$1,108$1,458$1,467 +8.3%
Franklin County, TX Non-metro $861$885$1,107$1,327$1,629 +5.2%
Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro
4 counties Armstrong County · Carson County · Potter County · Randall County
$778$903$1,106$1,503$1,742 -4.5%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA Metro
3 counties Hardin County · Jefferson County · Orange County
$892$898$1,103$1,446$1,732 -0.9%
Oldham County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $774$899$1,101$1,499$1,734 -1.1%
Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $859$868$1,101$1,369$1,657 +2.8%
Wharton County, TX Non-metro $758$838$1,100$1,500$1,718 +12.0%
Atascosa County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $831$1,002$1,098$1,435$1,454 -7.1%
Llano County, TX Non-metro $839$845$1,097$1,526$1,665 +2.4%
Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $885$891$1,095$1,523$1,837 +9.4%
Mitchell County, TX Non-metro $826$831$1,091$1,420$1,605 +14.1%
Frio County, TX Non-metro $846$870$1,088$1,416$1,601 +9.9%
Parmer County, TX Non-metro $823$828$1,087$1,303$1,698 +13.9%
Reeves County, TX Non-metro $842$988$1,083$1,299$1,593 +9.7%
Brown County, TX Non-metro $792$823$1,080$1,362$1,619 +8.1%
Dawson County, TX Non-metro $818$823$1,080$1,295$1,589 +14.6%
Deaf Smith County, TX Non-metro $738$855$1,070$1,283$1,604 +7.3%
Runnels County, TX Non-metro $809$815$1,069$1,282$1,573 +3.7%
Palo Pinto County, TX Non-metro $820$825$1,068$1,397$1,792 +6.2%
Grimes County, TX Non-metro $830$853$1,067$1,287$1,570 +9.5%
Lampasas County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $808$813$1,067$1,475$1,790 +3.4%
Nacogdoches County, TX Non-metro $850$893$1,067$1,279$1,696 +5.7%
Val Verde County, TX Non-metro $857$863$1,064$1,450$1,455 +8.6%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA Metro $842$847$1,060$1,376$1,522 +6.9%
Jackson County, TX Non-metro $822$940$1,057$1,267$1,555 +6.8%
Lavaca County, TX Non-metro $820$886$1,055$1,265$1,770 +3.7%
Montague County, TX Non-metro $820$856$1,055$1,467$1,552 -3.7%
Navarro County, TX Non-metro $775$863$1,055$1,467$1,552 +9.2%
Coleman County, TX Non-metro $797$803$1,053$1,263$1,549 +6.4%
Castro County, TX Non-metro $795$801$1,050$1,259$1,545 +12.5%
Childress County, TX Non-metro $816$853$1,049$1,409$1,543 +7.5%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA Metro $773$866$1,047$1,414$1,479 +10.4%
McCulloch County, TX Non-metro $812$863$1,045$1,360$1,538 +7.2%
Real County, TX Non-metro $812$953$1,045$1,360$1,538 +3.6%
Tyler County, TX Non-metro $787$793$1,040$1,247$1,604 +11.3%
Moore County, TX Non-metro $786$791$1,038$1,305$1,527 +3.0%
Gray County, TX Non-metro $785$790$1,037$1,243$1,373 +7.2%
Milam County, TX Non-metro $785$790$1,037$1,302$1,626 +11.1%
Live Oak County, TX Non-metro $782$787$1,033$1,314$1,547 +10.7%
San Saba County, TX Non-metro $781$786$1,031$1,288$1,517 +9.4%
Mason County, TX Non-metro $796$819$1,024$1,333$1,507 +9.8%
Hill County, TX Non-metro $705$802$1,023$1,397$1,716 +8.0%
Wood County, TX Non-metro $705$814$1,022$1,260$1,398 +1.9%
Angelina County, TX Non-metro $876$892$1,021$1,365$1,414 -1.6%
Fayette County, TX Non-metro $771$882$1,019$1,388$1,597 +6.4%
Borden County, TX Non-metro $789$811$1,015$1,321$1,493 +4.0%
Briscoe County, TX Non-metro $789$811$1,015$1,321$1,493 +8.8%
Cottle County, TX Non-metro $789$811$1,015$1,321$1,493 +4.0%
Crockett County, TX Non-metro $789$811$1,015$1,321$1,493 +8.8%
Culberson County, TX Non-metro $789$811$1,015$1,321$1,493 +4.0%
Duval County, TX Non-metro $789$811$1,015$1,321$1,493 +8.8%
Edwards County, TX Non-metro $789$811$1,015$1,321$1,493 +4.0%
Glasscock County, TX Non-metro $789$811$1,015$1,321$1,493 +4.0%
Jeff Davis County, TX Non-metro $789$811$1,015$1,321$1,493 +4.0%
Kenedy County, TX Non-metro $789$811$1,015$1,321$1,493 +4.0%
Kent County, TX Non-metro $789$811$1,015$1,321$1,493 +4.0%
King County, TX Non-metro $789$811$1,015$1,321$1,493 +4.0%
Kinney County, TX Non-metro $789$811$1,015$1,321$1,493 +4.0%
La Salle County, TX Non-metro $789$811$1,015$1,321$1,493 +8.3%
Loving County, TX Non-metro $789$811$1,015$1,321$1,493 +4.0%
McMullen County, TX Non-metro $789$811$1,015$1,321$1,493 +4.0%
Presidio County, TX Non-metro $789$811$1,015$1,321$1,493 +4.0%
Reagan County, TX Non-metro $789$811$1,015$1,321$1,493 +4.0%
Roberts County, TX Non-metro $789$811$1,015$1,321$1,493 +4.0%
San Augustine County, TX Non-metro $789$811$1,015$1,321$1,493 +4.0%
Somervell County, TX Non-metro $789$811$1,015$1,321$1,493 +8.8%
Stephens County, TX Non-metro $789$811$1,015$1,321$1,493 +4.0%
Stonewall County, TX Non-metro $789$811$1,015$1,321$1,493 +4.0%
Terrell County, TX Non-metro $789$811$1,015$1,321$1,493 +4.0%
Upton County, TX Non-metro $789$811$1,015$1,321$1,493 +8.8%
Trinity County, TX Non-metro $785$818$1,010$1,211$1,486 +6.5%
Henderson County, TX Non-metro $754$830$1,009$1,328$1,494 +0.5%
Wheeler County, TX Non-metro $784$806$1,008$1,209$1,483 +7.6%
Lynn County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $705$767$1,007$1,207$1,465 +7.9%
Ochiltree County, TX Non-metro $776$798$998$1,280$1,468 +1.1%
Young County, TX Non-metro $756$761$998$1,388$1,468 +7.0%
Nolan County, TX Non-metro $774$810$995$1,384$1,669 +6.6%
Panola County, TX Non-metro $753$758$995$1,235$1,434 +6.6%
Brewster County, TX Non-metro $772$808$993$1,381$1,461 +1.8%
Wilbarger County, TX Non-metro $752$757$993$1,191$1,512 +6.4%
Throckmorton County, TX Non-metro $767$788$986$1,182$1,451 +5.7%
Fannin County, TX Non-metro $679$751$985$1,370$1,652 +4.5%
Cherokee County, TX Non-metro $751$756$984$1,362$1,448 +5.4%
Crane County, TX Non-metro $762$783$980$1,275$1,442 -0.7%
Houston County, TX Non-metro $740$745$978$1,204$1,295 +4.8%
Winkler County, TX Non-metro $760$782$978$1,173$1,439 +2.2%
Bailey County, TX Non-metro $756$778$973$1,266$1,432 +4.3%
Baylor County, TX Non-metro $737$742$973$1,353$1,432 +4.3%
Bosque County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $671$742$973$1,283$1,288
Brooks County, TX Non-metro $756$778$973$1,353$1,432 +4.3%
Calhoun County, TX Non-metro $756$888$973$1,353$1,432 +4.3%
Camp County, TX Non-metro $749$754$973$1,353$1,432 +4.3%
Cass County, TX Non-metro $737$742$973$1,328$1,432 +4.3%
Cochran County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $681$820$973$1,170$1,606
Coke County, TX Non-metro $737$742$973$1,234$1,432 +4.3%
Collingsworth County, TX Non-metro $756$778$973$1,266$1,432 +4.3%
Comanche County, TX Non-metro $737$742$973$1,353$1,432 -0.3%
Delta County, TX Non-metro $756$808$973$1,345$1,359 +4.3%
Dickens County, TX Non-metro $756$778$973$1,167$1,432 +4.3%
Dimmit County, TX Non-metro $756$888$973$1,353$1,432 +4.3%
Donley County, TX Non-metro $756$778$973$1,178$1,376 +4.3%
Eagle Pass, TX MSA Metro $814$888$973$1,337$1,499
Eastland County, TX Non-metro $756$862$973$1,353$1,632 +4.3%
Falls County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $671$742$973$1,353$1,632 +4.3%
Fisher County, TX Non-metro $751$755$973$1,167$1,432 +4.3%
Floyd County, TX Non-metro $737$742$973$1,167$1,432 +4.3%
Foard County, TX Non-metro $745$750$973$1,266$1,432 +4.3%
Freestone County, TX Non-metro $737$742$973$1,298$1,432 +4.3%
Gaines County, TX Non-metro $756$832$973$1,167$1,432 +4.3%
Garza County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $681$820$973$1,353$1,569
Gonzales County, TX Non-metro $671$742$973$1,353$1,396 +4.3%
Hale County, TX Non-metro $671$888$973$1,304$1,477 +4.3%
Hall County, TX Non-metro $746$751$973$1,353$1,432 +4.3%
Hamilton County, TX Non-metro $737$742$973$1,309$1,432 +2.9%
Hardeman County, TX Non-metro $737$742$973$1,220$1,432 +4.3%
Haskell County, TX Non-metro $756$778$973$1,353$1,550 +4.3%
Hemphill County, TX Non-metro $756$778$973$1,353$1,432 +1.0%
Hockley County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $848$854$973$1,353$1,632
Hudspeth County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $671$828$973$1,167$1,632 -7.7%
Hutchinson County, TX Non-metro $737$742$973$1,353$1,632 +4.3%
Jack County, TX Non-metro $756$888$973$1,353$1,432 +4.3%
Jasper County, TX Non-metro $756$838$973$1,221$1,432 +4.3%
Jim Hogg County, TX Non-metro $756$778$973$1,167$1,432 +4.3%
Jim Wells County, TX Non-metro $737$742$973$1,289$1,432 +4.3%
Kimble County, TX Non-metro $737$742$973$1,340$1,432 +4.3%
Knox County, TX Non-metro $756$778$973$1,266$1,432 +4.3%
Lamar County, TX Non-metro $756$785$973$1,294$1,329 +4.3%
Lamb County, TX Non-metro $737$742$973$1,313$1,632 +4.3%
Leon County, TX Non-metro $773$778$973$1,283$1,288 +4.3%
Limestone County, TX Non-metro $737$742$973$1,231$1,432 +4.3%
Lipscomb County, TX Non-metro $756$778$973$1,270$1,432 +4.3%
Madison County, TX Non-metro $737$742$973$1,353$1,432 +4.3%
Marion County, TX Non-metro $756$778$973$1,238$1,432 +4.3%
Menard County, TX Non-metro $756$778$973$1,353$1,432 +4.3%
Mills County, TX Non-metro $756$888$973$1,353$1,432 +4.3%
Morris County, TX Non-metro $756$778$973$1,254$1,632 +4.3%
Motley County, TX Non-metro $756$778$973$1,167$1,432 +4.3%
Newton County, TX Non-metro $756$778$973$1,353$1,594 +4.3%
Pecos County, TX Non-metro $756$888$973$1,353$1,432 +4.3%
Rains County, TX Non-metro $756$888$973$1,353$1,632 +4.3%
Red River County, TX Non-metro $671$778$973$1,353$1,632 +4.3%
Refugio County, TX Non-metro $756$778$973$1,353$1,432 +4.3%
Sabine County, TX Non-metro $737$742$973$1,167$1,432 +4.3%
Schleicher County, TX Non-metro $756$778$973$1,266$1,432 +4.3%
Shackelford County, TX Non-metro $756$778$973$1,266$1,432 +4.3%
Shelby County, TX Non-metro $756$888$973$1,353$1,439 +4.3%
Sherman County, TX Non-metro $756$778$973$1,266$1,432 +4.3%
Starr County, TX Non-metro $737$742$973$1,353$1,490 +4.3%
Sutton County, TX Non-metro $737$742$973$1,214$1,432 +4.3%
Swisher County, TX Non-metro $756$783$973$1,353$1,432 +4.3%
Terry County, TX Non-metro $756$778$973$1,266$1,432 +4.3%
Titus County, TX Non-metro $774$779$973$1,263$1,288 +4.3%
Willacy County, TX Non-metro $737$742$973$1,353$1,432 +4.3%
Zapata County, TX Non-metro $747$751$973$1,167$1,432 +4.3%
Zavala County, TX Non-metro $756$778$973$1,353$1,432 +4.3%

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About this data

Source: HUD FY 2026 Fair Market Rents, county-level file (revised), published at huduser.gov — a U.S. government work in the public domain, republished here unmodified. The typical-rent figure is the population-weighted average across the areas above (county populations from HUD's file); year-over-year comparisons match each area with last year's file by HUD area code. Effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026; last regenerated from HUD's file on 2026-07-20. FMRs cap what a housing authority can pay under the voucher program; your local Public Housing Authority's payment standard may be set between 90% and 110% of FMR. Full method notes: how the rent figures are computed.

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